Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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fir* jW^Gambl# of *
City, Californk. Th# bab
on March 17 and w«
pounds and two ounces
been named Johnnie V<
Gamble will be remeng
he former Uhl Annie
tived near Stamford. -
tamforit iVmertran
-SUPREi?E INlTs?ilLb^Z *JU
OUR PLEDGE to Our Readers:
GUARANTEE to Advertisers;
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION. Rmot*
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tTOWSWn: Joses roi^NTv: n^V.'TBSSTtSf
v fetnet Court i CHAMBER COMMERCE
Four New Wells
Are Starting, ii
Ivy-Avoca Fit
rogram for
District WMU
Is Completed
Speeding Car but -
Only Slightly Hurt
' - , - * '
A thr##-y«*c-*ld tot, who opened
To Convene al fCETS APPROPRIATION
A"»>n_April 18, OF $3,600 FOR YEAR
SNOWSTORM STRIKES
Tonperalure in Frand! Named
Samford Drops U.J D,rKtor.
To 26 Degrees! _ 0„WTCCRoawl
I a rear door of a car which wn
travelling at a rapid rate and
tumbled to the pavement laat Hat.
unlay night la in the Stamford
Sanitarium recovering from her in-
juries.
The child. Rote Ann Gardner,
daughter of Mr. and Mr*. J. T.
Gardner 6f Swenson, sustained
frictur* burn* over moat of her
body and alight lacerations, but wua
otherwise unharmed. The family)
wan en rout# from Swenson to
Stamford ’ when the accident -a*-’
curred. , - *■
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN FOR
TERM ANNOUNCED BY
DI8TRTCT TLERK
Library Granted
hr*'<*v.
WILDCAT F1VK MILES NORTH
OF STAMFORD TO SPUR-
THW WEEK
More Water Is
Granted Users
Increase of Te
District Court for the 104th Judi-
cial District will convene at Anson,
Monday, April 18 for a four week
term with Judge W. R. Chapman,
presiding, and Otia-Miller, district
attorney, Robert Groaa. district
clerk, and J. L. Gordon, sheriff..
The jury list follows: ,
Grand Jurors ''
A. L. McKeever, Anson Rt.; D.
C. Gibson, Hamlin; W. L. Alford,
Work is being started on four
new wells In the Ivy and A roc a oil1
pool* southeast of Stamford and
location has been made on a nrw
Dollars Month j (fo Minimum Bill
, ( HAMBER ASKS f
TO CARRY OU'
\ CULTTRAL PR'
HEAVY SNOW FA1.I.8 AM»I --
COLDER W EATHER EE tREl> I I KGION HAND TO
-T II C K S D A Y NIGHT TEST AT W ICIII’
_ . „ d-- C O N V IS N 1
The Stamfonf-arearwas blanket-'
ed With snow Thursday morning C. M Franrt* has,
iinu miow cotifJtjiHHl, to full ilurinir ml n HUmfnniV iti
Thr Board of City T5fv«lopment,J
Anson, Rt.; W. f. Gambill, Sum- generally known as the Chamber
ford; J. W. Orogta, Hawley; H- O. „f Commerce, ie given ayi appro-
Rowtand, Anaon; Joe EoruVAvoca; pm-;on of $3 800 or f?0Q per
fc. L. Orr, Anson; O. L. Caton, Avo- mrtnthfor the vear bea-Iamoc AunI
STf' TSftf T- l' Hn the eityLXt^e^V
Ss£&&s!^£sss:
Stamford, -Kt.; u Clyburn,
Hewlcji; W. C. Parker, Lueders;
Geo. W. Pots Hamnn, Rt.
Petit Jurors F.rst Week
B. C. Harvey, Aoilem, Nugent
Rt.; P. H- Spark*. Hamlin; J. O.
Bartlett, Abilene, Rt."l; J. Ml Alex-
andcr, Stamford; T. M. Carter,
ra--------—— ———* -i we mu * — iimoms-p s*ee e1 « * WT HIV i v aiiiniT; W III 111
The morning. W rather reports in- West Texas Chaml>er of.Commerce.!' Th* foil..wing Stamford women
nicat.ed that the severest part of lie Served as treasurer of the or- rontons# committees that aid eom-
”*** reach Stam- ranixatlon for tne past year Judge! nle'iog details of the convention:
"o, Jh;r,vi!>„ t6""~ “ ».«■«>»• f
*^r, ilegrees ot.,8 The Amcriegn l.eglon llsnd, dlpe1 will; rnurteey rommlltee, Hrs. 7.
ocloeV Thursday morning snd un- oeted by C. M Watson, will attend, V »Ji«.haw, Mm. Howard Kpeneer
official reports gave rending* as the convention snd will rompete rod* Mr*. C O. Jones- dec.ration
h>w as 2d tlegrees at 6:30 i.. m. wrlth other first-year hands The' Mrs. C F. I'p haw and Mr/ Rod-’
Thursday. 7 v !»»*«* will I kely attend for only'ney Kaoll; <uml, Me*. A. L. Hvss.
Apprehension was felt for/ Die i tie dav o^ Hie convention. Winfred hr, .Mr*. Henry C»M.k, Mr* S H
wheat If th* cold,..weather con- Ruekee wll' reprraent Stamford In Timmons, Mrs V N llmnphroi-*
timies. Gralnrtien who were eon- *My Home Town** speaking contest, Mr*. Flora I dr-ay and Mrs. K H*
Enter District
League Events T.rh!v t:
" ‘ norlbeest quiri
SEVERAL CXHfNTY WINNERS BP/?*r "ucvey
w i Ll go to sweet- j*-w
WATER THIS WEEK END ',rT>" ^oiintain
, ! was spudded as
Several SUmford pupil* will No.
ridav. j/ I cltv conncP and 1« now in effect.
A, committee from the ChaguMrl °n the domestic rate. .7000 gal-1
of Commerce appeared before'the i Ions ran he u*e«J for ft.M, mini,
council and asked for the appro-j mum. Grad'" Bdw«fey. Htv m*na-
w»e. said The ne*t 7600 gallons
will he billed at 40 cents per thou-
sand, the next 5000 gallons at 30 j
r*‘*its. end the next 5000 gallons at )
?5 cents. All o»er that amount will1
be ?0 cents a thousand.......__\
The commerrint rate, for firms
who.dp not have * apodal contract,
will ailVS the 3000 gallons for the
71.50 minimum, the next 3000 sraJ,..
*“ flam i1
h*ri|grdficnl of MgR^
w-*r*t ,‘nnuige would come Thurs
dav night.
C. E. Brownflebl saii^hc believed
. the grain was sar? Thursday m.>m-
* ibr bemuse of the moisture, and
“ j would he all right unless the wes-
i thor got much worse. j
W'. W. Scott of the StamLird
Mill and Elevator Company said
wheat would he In a bad shape if
It should clear off and frrexe
Thursday nfght. IT* b*tt/V#d the
ivr*hnd Uteu^iiawaged-venr lit'
tie Thursday morning. He said of
mv 0n, , -- - -- - -
what the outcome wmiT<rhe.
K. R. Clark of Clark Ilro*. Feed
store was of the opinion that the
cold was hard on the wheat that
_____r has jointed and waa likely to kUI
1 morh ** ” hut that the smaltrr
Rilid*. I •Train that had - ........
benefltted by th* motstura. IIs HCJiry VV, WstNOfl Of
III nOI I . A i|| (Law. maalalf r WWatVigV JVisa *1.. i w% . M -----■ . ,
Easter Sunrise
Service Planned
Plans have h Tn made to hold' ^ h.V ’h- f»»»w.ng"dgt;Srj£
a Sunrise Service at (VHege l.»Vt,! u,{ ‘•pava^n waMMaiOwi
jtt fi a. m. Easier morning
Tuxis rluh of th* Central Pres t g *rrr' t*ry Deasyrer; Mr*. J. K
a1?,-
.................. ■■ mTjaS
could ^u-It y*l jtwt (F)f |#fV|ea ftffT )*tmj Me*. T-d R««-dl. chot uUT, Mr*.
Muslfwlll ha provide*, by a qwar^f**^^^ ^wt- "
! ‘ct Of buglert; tamiTiar Kast. r s-uilT
t:_h>vm,y w!!l hr.tya4. Other a« I
nounremeifs will be mad. W«H!
Beth I ',n'1 K,,f*»»crie* No. 3 Gf E. Me
... wi urn contest | •* » “r.
and Annette Carol hers in Junior i Pint* teak 3<V) feet out
girls’ declamation. • of the northeast corner of the south
In the high school. Kathleen ,,ua.rt*,r nf
Sheedy, winner In extemporaneous 1,lwt BBBAC^ approximately
s|ieech In tha county, and Janice „ c fH** Abandoneil
Buie, Wayne Hargrove and Bo-, N<^ 1 teat
land Rlnn, shorthand pupils, will: „ Snebold ( orporatlon and
aaaaneta j Putnam Supply No. 5 D. A. Ivy I*!
, ^wntV ft^gK tennrs wen JBTjrtBtt &Flhn nw pant, I
h pitted Wedneadar *w«t' StamfonD jo lhe **m* cumpaalaa’i
i phiyera win go to the district meet- ?n L ,, ** P**"***' <
rfn Yhfee divial.ms: senior boy's sin- , *hal ow King sand. Fiftv!
I gles. won by Billy Miner; Junior III*
hw,^.* teet from the west and 700 feet i
in oil activity.
Another special item included in
the new dty budget k ifep ai.di-
tional $10 per month for the Car-
negie Library. ..
■d Service
IwavH mean buying
available — and w
nlure. it pays well
trifle More! Oar ed
bring Quality Pr<*iii
thin the reach of all
H. E, Herrick. U. C. Gilbreath, -
Hawley; W. T. Garrett, Anson, Rt.;|
Bon T. Ray, Stamford; 0. N. Brew;j
er, Trent, Rt.; J. L. Watta, Avoca;
H. R. McLaren, Anaon, Rt.; W. L.1 vv
PhUlipa, Trent; ~----
This Suite Is
w. W. McLemore,
------—„ —ihing. Luetiers; E.
3*. Blank A**a«n: W. B.
Dean. Stamford, Rt .1.
i
Middleton. Hamlin: L O Huddles- ■
ton, Hawley; II. Tiner, Tftnt, Rt.;, u
Machinery, stock and buildwg all W-» A^-We8tbrOOk DlCM
After Long Illness;
Pt»n«r»1 IWd. Monday
SHraS
s a. SS
Mr, Martin Said his plana for
iflg would hot be changed.
Hi* new location in AM
(lUaranteed!
irri:.w mhCwtmiiL
/. u. ... ». a . _ ______- ’1: " ' ' i nm* h H^rr Thurndii
below that point.
/ Wildcat North of Stamford
The wildcat teat in Haskell roun
11 ty is 4 projected >600 foot teat or
C. D. Mayfield, Anaon; W. a.'
Stephens, Bgwtey; bid L. Gentry,
Amion; E. H. Hardy, Merkel, Rt.;
Bernard Buie, Stamford; E. i. Rua-
aal, Anaon: R. K’Niihally, Avoca,
Rt 1; L. H. Lawrence. Awoca. RL;
B. BTini^Dtamford; H. Q.<lU»kr
Hamlin; L. A. Foster, Bdrltf RL;
Floyd Fipch, Hawley Rt; E M.
Beaty, Stamford, Rt. 8; C. * . oimp-
son, Hawley; A. U Tidwell, Stam-
ford. Rt.; Bartlett Holland, Stam-
ford; Charley Herndon, Anson; G,
H. Addis, Stamford; J. E. Nbt,
Stamford, Rt. 8; J. H. Gentry, Haw-
$69.00
Subscription
Henry W. Watwm, 36 year old
farmer of the Port community **'*'!..
♦S T^/jCu^Sfy StOiaw J5T- Cheat*
♦r a rrHical lllweea, —
Funeral .erviy^tf held
The following per«on*~haw'tub Howard Raplut Church Hun
*criW<t to The American or re. -fernoon at 3 oVIock with R
newtd their auWeipHamt stnrg^Uk Nnrrk *t Ablleae, HapUst
laat list was published: W, officiating. Burial was
A. D, Wnlton, Big Spring. I Howard remeianr. Kinney I
J II. Ixmgley, Stamford. Home dlreetad the funeral
Th«s 11, Moore, O'Dot cell Immedlata survivors lark
Mr*. Llnl* Holden. Avoca. Rt 2. widow, a •laughter, Dork, a
Don't ha misled by eur
^tM irti it gHkp^Kly,-!iJhawwd
bera of the senior claes of the
No. 4 A
UUjH#:B6. litkelihf* Mr.. P.
JLiTBek*. Btamfortt
10:33 16 75, Risyeese. Ml*. W.
ML #imtmr, JBjliC
10ii3-10:30, Reyeet an Order at
686 anevey and win' he known as
tha J.tW. McMillan Truateo No. 1
Pajcdn*. Rig 1* being moved In and
the teat (a expected tn h« .podded
this weak. H. O. (.race is tha 01*
tractor. - *
a JJraawhile, (he new
IBiflfrrd
nil* Baptist Church. In rhargr of
tha service. Burial waa in th* Plena,
ant Valley cemetery cast of Stam-
ford.
Mr. Westbrook was born in
Mississippi, January 38, 1871, He
ram* to Jones county from Coman-
che county 27 years ago. During
tho active roars qf his life, ha em
gagad in fanning. His wifa died
about six years ago.
Survivors include two sons, John
Henry and B. Westbrook, both of
Knox Ctty; four daughters,' Mrs.
In
-------,---------- -------------„ ,-----are show-
class are Miasea Dorothy Therwan- iag up favorably and work U go
ger of Weinert, Mabel DeMosa of,Jng. forward on other- teeta, Di~(h*
Albany, Ixiuiw Roberts of Stam-j Avoca pool, the Humble No. 7 Hoi-
ford. Ink Leo Chance of Big lump cored Palo Pinto lime satura-
Spring, Jesalo Felton of Rule, WH-ltlon fa»m 7,328 to 4.244 feet, total
Ik Jo Raiford of Girard, l-orene -**|
Mitchell of Roby and Lilly Robert-
son of Electra,
Nam laat kg CuaaMm r a.
George Miami, MmmB--
RegUtratkn C«uumttle*. Mrs.
Alton MrfMlas. Stamford.
Reeelutlona Cammllfoe. Mrs. C.
<) Ikvia. Rule
'' Preaentatum af luteal W. I. U.
< emmtttee, Mrs C. 2 Kims, Mass
' II* M II 10. Pre*i
Mr. J. H Buck!
C^TdAbilen._n.xt
Mailei Rt.; A. C. Muail, Stamford
Rt.; M. M. Moore, Abilene, Rt.; E.
Npvf Wpnnpcmv Robbie Watts of Yuba Citv, Cali-
11CAL TTCUllCdUdy fomlt; Mm. Ella Haggard of Ft . .
Is Trades Day Saeerton “?Midst
„ . . Weatbrook of Stamford and J. H. Af I (vs>lv (Vintpst
t Next Wednesday, April 18. will Westbrook of MeAIlisUr. Ok la ho- LdTVtJ vMlVR
be Trades Day in SUmford and ma.ynd three sisters. Mm. L. A. . —; - . . .
prises will be awarded by tha mar- Deweir of SUmford, Mm. Susie Much Interest is being shown In
ohanta. The livestock auction, held Ixivell of Carbon and Mm Eethma *)»« Biblical variety contest, which
every Wednesday by the SUmford Stanfield of Yuba Cltg, California,, «* aponsored by the member*
Livestock Exchange, will bo held also survive. 'of the Walther League of 7.ion Lu-
aa usual. Pallbearer* for the funeral were theran church, Sagerton. Tha two
Th* livestock auction Wednesday Lee Dewoea, Ross Gentry, Elmer teams, Christian Service, captained
of this week brought a large crowd Weatbrook. Sidney Weatbrook, Her- by Mia* Elsie Erdasan. and Chrta-
to town and the SUmford stores. man Westbrook and J. W. De- tlan Kitowledge, captained by Mm.
, D. C. Appling, SUmford RL; Bud
Winter, Merkel RL
kit Jaiwra, Third Week
D/V6N Lewis, SUmford; Floyd
[ C. Moore, Anaon, RL; W. E. Ben-
L son, Hamlin; Earl Lollar, Anaon;
[ L. H. Thomas, Luedera; J. W. Grif-
| fith, Avoca. Rt.; A. J. McKeever,
f Anson; J. M. Spurgin, Merkel; R.
‘ D. Williams. Trent, KL; Bob Mash
bum, Merkel, Rt.; weal Atkinson.
Stamford; B. E. Louder. Lueders;
[ E. T. Vantreese, Hawley Rt; Tom J.
r Boston. SUmford: E. 6. Bumpass;
Hawley RL; Waldo Cox. Merkel
i Rt.: Ernest Miles, Anson Rt.: H.
C. Rodgers. SUmford. Rt. 8; J. R.
Carroll. SUmford; C. C. Blair.
Hawley; A. C. Baucum, Anson; W,
’A. Crumplor., Anson; G. Benton,
Hawlev; J. S. Astin, Anson, Rt.;
Obi# D. Scott. Anson Rt-; J. T.
Steli. SUmford: W. E. Whitting-
ton* 8Umford; T. C. Farrow, Ham-
lin; Joa H. Bcott, <#r., Nugent; C.
A. Douthit. Stamford; J. A. Stone-
sifar, Hamlin: J. C. Fielder. Avoca,
Rt. t; John Ed Day, Hamlin; T. J.
I Loveom, 8t*mford; C. E. Lantrip,
Anaon; A. Hudson, Hamlin.
6 Petit Jnrsrs, Fourth Week
Buford Spmberrv, Anson; A. D.
KEnaev, Har-lin; B. B. Colwell, Ham-
from the north and 1,104 feet from
th* east lines of the south half of
section 190 BRHAt survey.
Well an Charch Land
Swedish
ia»i*w, n< W# v-Me
encs Ketroa and Norman Naaay.
Maw.
_ Jbeil llaltow
th* Hfiirth Year Threngk; One
Association (7 Minnie* each)
• allahen, Mr* L. B. LoWk, Ipii
Ciera, Mra. J. R tfcimett. Cleon.
( Fisher Mr*. D. G. Reid. Mahy.
Il»-k.ll Mm. W D. t.reea. Knew'
cmJ: • ”
Jonea. Mr*. Georg* FVmrney,
Fain-MrGaha
Church It drill'ng past 1490 fset.
Tills test is 370 feet out of the
southwest corner of the east half
of the northeast quarter of section
190 BBBAC survey.
Danclgsr No. 2 McCown, Ip the
fvy pool, was completed last week
end as th# second deep producer
for th* pool, flowing 484 barrels
of oil in 17 houry from ariditad lime
at 1,189 U 3212 feet.
T7m Iran MounUin No. 2 Reck,
twin deep test to tho same com-
pany’s No. 1 Back, It drilling at
£430 feet.
Th# Iron Mountain N®. 6 Ivy,
flret deep teat for tha Company on
the Ivy property, is waiting on six-
inch casing at 21J3 ?**L
The Ungron and Frasier No. 1
J. 8. McKeever, a foil* end a half
north of tho Ivy pool, was drilling
past 1425 feet.
- Th* Erin Pstroieum No. 6 Os-
ntree.se, Hawlev Rt; Tom J.
SUmford; E. B. Bumpass;
___ * I
Rt.: Ernast Miles, Anson RL: H.
8teainsll. Mrs. T. F. WhiUker,
Jaytoa.
Sweetwater, Mm C. C. t ampers.
12 00 12 06. Publicity. Mm. K.
R. - Atwoed, Abilene. -
Announcement*.
In Mrmoriam. Mra. Phil McGa-
h»V. Brerkrnridg*.
SiMrial Meric.
Adjournment
12 .10-1:16. Lunch.
"Y# Shall Hallow the Fiftieth
Year.”
Tec*day Aflame*# 1
1:16 1:90, Orean Ihilam. Mrs.
W. B Tayman, SUmford. .» ;*
1:30 1 40. Song Service.
1 40 1 50, Devotional If vs. E. D.
Dunlap, Sweetwater. TV
1:60-2:30, Conference*.
2 35 7 .16, "Ye Shall Hallow Um
Fiftieth Year.**
Benevolence, Mrs. Geo, L Pax-
ton, Abilene. ,
Buckner OrnKsh Monte, Mrs. Hal
F Buckner, Dallas.
Hendrick Mmorial Hospital,
Mrs E. M. Crilkr. AMl-nc,
3 76 4 30,-Stewardship. Mm. B.
near future.
OVER 100 RESERVATIONS FOR
STAMFORD COLLEGE REUNION
, TO BE HELD HERE SATURDAY
CHILDREN HONOR R. W. RANS0NE,
CONFEDERATE VETERAN, WITH
PARTY ON HIS 89TH BIRTHDAY
Reservations am coming In rap-
idly for tho second annual reun-
ion of student# of Old SUmford
College, which will be held her*
Saturday at ft. John’s Methodist
Church, Miss Cornelia Johnson, at-
tendance chairman announced. More
than 100 reservation* had been re-
ceived Wednesday night and many
Robert Wyatt Ranaons, Confer-t smiling.
eraU veteran, celebrated bis 80th J Father Waa Captain
birthday Saturday. Tha early parti Mr. Ransone was born In Cal-
of the day paaeed uneventfully j houn. Ga.. April 2, 1849. Ha en-
enough but in th* UU afternoon ho listed in hia father’s company In
wna called over to the H. H. Cor- October, 1804, in the cloning days
ky home for a surprise cekbra- of the Civil War, as a lad of 16
tion and lea wream and birthday yearn. Tha regiment was compos-
cake wore served. The party was ed chiefly of old men and young
planned by th# neighborhood ehil- boys. Many a similar company
dren and they sponsored a gift for was organised in tha last deeper-
him though a number of Stamford rata struggle, Mr. Ransone ra-
businesa men and other friend* aa- calls. The father . was Captain
slated in paying f&r ft. Georg* W. Ransone and hia com-
The gift la a handsome handbag pany waa in Smith’s regiment,
and will accompany Mr.' Ransone Howell’s division of the Sixth
whan he goes to Oettyahurg, f*< Georgia Militia. Both father and
the latter part of June l® Join ©th-1 son were captured at Griswoldville,
tatlon to tn Hors.
Mrs. Sarah IngUsh McDonald is
chairman of the useoration* and I
place cards and Mrs. LwriJI# Me
Gulloch Smith k menu chairman.
Tha Woman’s -Missionary Society!
of St. Johii'k MaChodist rnurch will
sorra th* dinner.
merit, south of .Awes, k preparing
to resume drilling after being shut
down waiting for a power pump.
West of Stamford tha Zadenburg
and Roth No. 1 Kinnev and Lowe
la underreaming 0-inch casing at
3260 fast.
TH# Iron Moontain No. 1 Herbst.
between Hamlin > snd Anson, k
drilling past 2*90 feel.
P " _
A Trim
Dining Sui
City Clean-Up
Makes Progress
ex-student* wlm live in distant
point* in the United States have)
Rights Attending
been heard from, expressing their
regret at being unable to attend.
Diahes actually used in the old
college dormitories will be set on
the banquet table for the informal
<Fnn«r Hat urday and piece* of fur-
niture fashioned irom lumber of
the old college by Stamford ^high
school manual training pupils, will'
be on display in th* dinlnr (*om. |
Fashion fad* of collegA boy* and
glrla of mom tjhan W> yearn ago,1
Insurance Meeting
SAN ANTONIO. April 7c-Mr.
and Mm. C. W Right of Stamford
arq in San AntonCr attending the
ft WhTtthef. HavVr'T
Misohm Study, Mm. R. A. (tur-
ner, Eastland. .
Missions, Mrs. M Hahn. Swan-
son.
Special Music, Mm. P. L Utltfm.
S'veetwater,
Perxosal Service. Mra, E®®»
T>«a** Ahil»ne
PerirwlicaU, Mi*/ LU aa Pcnigk.
Stamford, j-s
v Ann.*,n^em-•*; x '«
Stamford business district an.l
residential sections alike *f.- show -
ing the affacts of Clean Up Week,
Whkh started here officially M.,n-
<’ay. The Rotary, Exchapgr and H
and I*. W. Club* are tfroasorine the
work in certain designated areas,
•®d,?iMaena of therity are respond
the L. W. Cuwdift oM home .'US' will ha llluatrated in a faahion par j yards and *U»yt^ar>*loofcing murii’i
South Psrwuaon street and Mr. am. ®de and oh? rolly^ vnaM will, cleaner. ” *
kb Huntor. Hawley; E. L. Berry,
fiRftafi' Ghaa. Workman. Avoca;
k. J. Sharp. Mrrkel, RL; K. G.
iartin- Stamford. RL 8; Ira Cul-
sell, %tou; T. E. Woolsey, Mar-
tel. rJP»1: J. C. Ford. tAiedem;
>. LftMlice. Merkel Rt ; BUI Dun
tgin. Merkel RL; J. L. Roberto,
lawWy: C. L. Daniel, Merkel Rt.;
W. W. Matlock. Nugent; Otto Rob-
S4th annual convention of tho
Southwestern Life Insurance Com
**"* -________*__....
C7 F. O’Donnell, president, stat-
ed that more than 660 Texans ware
attending this meeting a* the guest
of Southwestern life UMI8UMI
to you Itj
e -i-Kw- 1 “tiSrl
party held foHwRanaon# dSrtwSTprin
Tha pfofty
volume of 1»uS15eas*SurtBg the yeur
Mr. O'Donnell told those prehent
that the total Ufa ins-j ranee Writ-
ten by them during 1937 wua ap-
proximately’ 12 per cent greater
than th# amdiitot produced by fhaae
In attendance at the laat conven-
tion la Dallam, whkh reflect* th*
excellent pragma* made by th*
Company during th* past ysnr.---1
' 'HrufoJav'NTel* -^2F
Our Yntme People
Till a’cl -ek / , ,--,
Music Preiude, Vlolb ICbaembl*.
Directed by Mm. B. C? Burrow.
Hong^ Service. ;
Devotional, LnHUr£f»ttox, Sem-
inary mil. ,
H z:SS’te-jstSs
/Preklde at the dinner. He or trees will h* hauled
io yTf!r,-h» .f»H I" xou qf the business hetrtc
D* T’.rTl! *>m* *of t4** reaidencca the
ft clean up cumpaign k being extend
r M««!#<• and nu,* of the nrtgk- #d£© include u paint-up campaign
ng am Jbriudod in tha and * general improvement af tha
tp who have accepted the invl premises. .
Saturday Waa only one of. a aerie* The war.
af partfe* th* neighborhood child-
ren have been holding for him on
Ms Wrthdav for * number of yearn.
Th# thoughtfulness of th* children
t-mched Mr. Ransone a grant deal.
“If tha chibbee and the d®g» could,
vote. I could get elected to any of-
•fte# 1 wanted,” Mr. Ranaana said-
, Gal. Penirk Seriously «’
Col. R. L. Penkk. Stamford plo-
naw, k seriously 111 lit a Wichita
Falls hospital, suffering from leak-
er* of th* Jamrt and kidney com
©Mention*. Hi* daughter, Mk* Li-
The ail OieatinK * hkh waa ached-
uled to bg. bald at th# city audi-
torium TRuraday morning, has
haan postponed until April 12. The
[m»lUnr k being sponsored by tha
i other machinery, young Ransdue
j and another lad helped the editor
j get out the first edition of the now
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